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ADVERTISEMENT European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin will always be a “predator”. Von der Leyen made the remark during a trip to the Polish-Belarusian border on Sunday, where she discussed defence and security with Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk. “Putin has not changed and will not change. He is a predator,” the European Commission president said, adding that “he can only be kept in check through strong deterrence”. As well as stressing the importance of applying continued pressure on Putin, the EU chief also assured Tusk and the Polish people of “Europe’s…
Sealord is proposing to close its coated fish factory in Nelson. The commercial fishing company told staff on Friday it is opening consultation on a proposal to cut 79 permanent jobs – 57 factory roles and 22 management or office-based roles. Sealord said this would not affect its deep sea fishing operations nor its canned tuna products. Chief executive Doug Paulin said increasing costs and requests for higher supermarket margins had driven the decision. “Unfortunately, like many manufacturing businesses in New Zealand that have been forced to close in recent times, we are similarly affected by hugely challenging economic factors,”…
Green Party list MP Benjamin Doyle has announced they will be resigning from Parliament.In a statement released at 4pm today, Doyle — who uses they/them pronouns — said they had been on a “journey of healing” in recent months.”During this time, I have come to the realisation that I cannot complete this journey while in Parliament.Doyle said the decision followed a period of intense personal pressure.”After having baseless and violent accusations thrown at me, and an onslaught of hate, vitriol and threats of real-world violence directed at me and my whānau, I have decided to move on from Parliament.They said…
Published on 05/09/2025 – 6:30 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT The EU delegation in Kyiv is ready to reopen for business after a few days which have seen staff working from home after the building was damaged during a Russian air strike, the EU Ambassador to Ukraine has told Euronews in an interview. “We are not leaving Kyiv”, Katarína Mathernová insisted adding that the premises was quickly being cleaned up to ‘open for business’ again. Mathernová said it was a huge shock for her and her staff that a blast wave could cause so much damage and that the whole of Europe should…
Seafood giant Sealord is proposing the closure of its coated-fish factory in Nelson.Its closure would lead to the disestablishment of 79 permanent roles, comprising of 57 factory roles and 22 management or office-based roles that support the factory, Sealord said today.Sealord has also announced a proposal for changes to the Nelson Site Collective Agreement that covers union workers in land-based operations, including its wetfish factory, cold store, dry store, and by-products plant.The proposals do not affect Sealord’s deep sea fishing operations and its operating model for its canned tuna products. Today’s announcement followed a 12-month review of Sealord’s business, with…
Published on 30/08/2025 – 7:00 GMT+2 •Updated 01/09/2025 – 10:05 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT Summer of 2025 has brought the worst wildfire season in decades for the EU. More than one million hectares have burned since January — with Spain and Portugal alone accounting for over two-thirds of the devastation. Yet the number of firefighters across Europe remains “woefully low”, European trade unions warn. Fresh data from Eurostat shows that in 2024, the EU had 390,600 professional firefighters, up nearly 8% compared to 2023. Germany, France, Poland, Italy, and Spain employ the largest forces, each with between 42,100 and 61,700 firefighters. By…
What happens when you pay for something like a couch or a stove, and the business goes under before you get the goods?The recent demise of some big retail chains has raised some questions about consumer rights.Smiths City, the well-known furniture and electronics retailer, went into voluntary administration on Tuesday.When customers made their way to the store, they found all nine stores closed and the online one too, while the company’s finances are reviewed.One Christchurch woman, who paid nearly $4500 for a lounge suite from Smiths City, is upset and angry about how she’s been treated by the company.Lynette bought…
By Euronews Published on 01/09/2025 – 10:59 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT A new report claims that disinformation websites in the Czech Republic publish around 120 articles a day, outpacing the country’s main reliable news outlets. Czech news outlet Voxpot teamed up with an IT association called Druit to analyse 360,000 publications across 16 platforms over the past 25 years. The investigation revealed that disinformation servers in the country churn out more articles every day than the largest Czech media houses, often doing so covertly with Russian money or funding from entities close to Russia. According to the report, some of the largest disseminators…
A body has been found in the search for a man missing for more than a week in the Thames area.Jared, 35, was last seen leaving his home on Waiomu Valley Rd in Waiomu on the morning of Sunday, August 24.He was heading towards the Coromandel but failed to return home, police said on Saturday.A body was found yesterday evening following a search near Coromandel Peninsula.”While formal identification is yet to take place, it is believed to be that of the missing 35-year-old,” police said this evening.”Police’s thoughts and sympathies go out to his family during this difficult time.”The matter…
ADVERTISEMENT Minimalism has not yet won – at least, not everywhere. A new study by storage specialists has revealed which European homes are likely to be the most cluttered, analysing the money spent on items that take up the most space. Sweden takes the top spot with a 98.65 Clutter Score. That is largely driven by high spending on furniture (5.5%) and clothing. Second-placed Netherlands devotes the highest share to clutter-related items (17.2%), particularly furniture(6.5%) and recreational goods (1.1%). Third- and fourth-placed Germany and Austria are obsessed with furniture and household maintenance, with spending scores of 6.4% and 5%, respectively. On…